Knots And Crosses

'And in Edinburgh of all places. I mean, you never think of that sort of thing happening in Edinburgh, do you... '

'That sort of thing' is the brutal abduction and murder of two young girls. And now a third is missing, presumably gone to the same sad end. Detective Sergeant John Rebus, smoking and drinking too much, his own young daughter spirited away south by his disenchanted wife, is one of many policemen hunting the killer.

And then the messages begin to arrive: knotted string and matchstick crosses - taunting Rebus with pieces of a puzzle only he can solve.

“This is a complex and satisfying novel which is also a savagely honest, gruelling portrait of modern Scotland-- INDEPENDENT”

Ian Rankin is a genius -- Lee Child
No one in Britain writes better crime novels today EVENING STANDARD
Britain's No.1 crime writer DAILY MIRROR
The best and most complex thriller writer in Britain today DAILY TELEGRAPH
Rankin is the thinking man's thriller writer IRISH TIMES
A master in his field SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY

Ian Rankin's first Rebus novel was published in 1987 and the Rebus books are now translated into thirty-six languages and are bestsellers on several continents. Ian is the recipient of four CWA Dagger Awards and in 2004, won America's celebrated Edgar Award. He is also the recipient of honorary degrees from the universities of Abertay, St Andrews, Hull and Edinburgh and also received the OBE for services to literature, opting to receive the prize in his home city of Edinburgh, where he lives with his partner and two sons.

'And in Edinburgh of all places. I mean, you never think of that sort of thing happening in Edinburgh, do you... ''That sort of thing' is the brutal abduction and murder of two young girls. And now a third is missing, presumably gone to the same sad end. Detective Sergeant John Rebus, smoking and drinking too much, his own young daughter spirited away south by his disenchanted wife, is one of many policemen hunting the killer.And then the messages begin to arrive: knotted string and matchstick crosses - taunting Rebus with pieces of a puzzle only he can solve.

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